• Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Nainar Nagendran likely to succeed Annamalai as Tamil Nadu BJP…

BJP LEGISLATOR from Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli constituency, Nainar Nagendran, filed his nomination papers to contest the party's state president’s election on Friday (11). Nagendran, currently the state vice president, was formerly with the AIADMK. He was the first aspirant to arrive at the BJP state headquarters, Kamalalayam, in T Nagar,…

KL Rahul: Stamping his authority in white ball formats in…

FROM being panned as a stat-padder, who lacked intent from the word go to being a master of tricky chases, KL Rahul has turned the wheels in a manner only a batter blessed with a skill-set like him can. He printed the latest blueprint of his growth chart with an…

Varanasi gang-rape: Modi tells officials to take ‘strictest possible action’

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi, who arrived here Friday (11) morning, received a detailed briefing on the alleged gang-rape of a young woman in his constituency and asked officials to take the strictest possible action against those involved. The prime minister was briefed by the police commissioner, divisional commissioner and district…

Mumbai: Man killed, 2 family members injured for opposing drug…

A 40-YEAR-OLD man was killed, and two members of his family sustained injuries as a group of people attacked them with sharp weapons after he opposed the peddling of drugs in a Mumbai suburb, police said on Friday. The police have arrested four people in connection with the attack that…

NIA takes Rana into 18-day custody; to question him on…

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday (11) took Mumbai attacks mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana into 18-day custody, during which he will be questioned in detail to unravel the complete conspiracy behind the deadly 26/11 terror strike. The anti-terror agency had produced Rana before the NIA Special Court at Patiala…

Tahawwur Rana brought to Delhi after extradition

TAHAWWUR HUSSAIN RANA, a key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, was brought to India on Thursday after being "successfully extradited" from the US, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said. The 64-year-old Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin landed in Delhi in a special plane on Thursday evening, ending days…

IPL: Dhoni to lead Chennai for rest of season, Gaikwad…

MS DHONI will captain the Chennai Super Kings for the rest of the 2025 Indian Premier League season after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the campaign due to a hairline fracture of the elbow, the team announced on Thursday 10). Dhoni, 43, had been Chennai's skipper for 14 seasons…

Air India Express pilot dies after completing Srinagar-Delhi flight

AN Air India Express pilot passed away due to a medical condition in the national capital on Wednesday soon after operating a flight from Srinagar, according to a source. The pilot, in his late 30s, operated the flight from Srinagar to Delhi and was not feeling well after landing at…

Mercedes-Benz annual sales up 4 per cent; expects rate cut…

GERMAN luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Thursday (10) reported a 4.44 per cent growth in its sales to 18,928 units in India in 2024-25, with one out of every four cars sold priced above ₹15 million (£134,628). However, in January-March this year, Mercedes-Benz India's sales declined by 11.8 per cent to…

Indian companies may be allowed to list in London Stock…

INDIA is exploring the feasibility of allowing its companies to list on the London Stock Exchange, the finance ministers of India and Britain said in a joint statement after a meeting on Wednesday. "Both sides acknowledge the opportunities that overseas equity listings offer to broaden access to global investors and…